River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-10-06
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

The public debt reduction for
September was 81, 1863
At Washington City, ID. c., the
annual report of the inspector of buildings
shows an increase Of 100000 in improve
ments in that city over last year. The
number of buildings erected Is 4, 40. In
the past eight years 20 school buildings
have been erected.
Acting Attorney General jerks has
instructed United States Attorney General
I Calvin at Boston to take an appeal to the
4 United States supreme court from the de-
cisIon of the federal court in Boston dis
missing the government suits against the
I Bell Telephone company.
The President has granted a pardon
1 in the case of William Brooks, James Fitz
/ gerald, Thomas jackson, William Hender-
/ son John Palmer, Reuben Coins and George
i HOrner, who were convicted in the United
/ States court for the Western district OF
/ Arkansas last August OF mapslaughteT, and
/ is granted on the ground that the convlcts
had reason to appreh nd bodily harm from
the men whom they killed.
Washington Special: The residence
chosen by Congressman Macdonald is
situated about a mile and a half from the
capitol. Consequently the Judge will have
1 to do a great deal of walking, except in
wet weather. when he will have to use the
line of street cars which pass by on q
/ neighboring street The house is plainly
but comfortably furnished. 1t is neither
| too stylish for a MODEST man, nor toe
rugged tor the reception of welcome guests
from home.
President Angel of the University
of Michigan and Hon. VIM. l.. Putnam Of
Maine have been requested by President
Cleveland to assist Secretary Bayard in the
1 fisheries aTbtrat on. Mr.. Putnam, for the
last twelve wears has been Of counsel fol
the government in treaty cases and Pres
| Angel was enc of the commissioners 10y
whom the last treaty with emma was ne
gotiated. Pres. Angel is a Republican anJ
| Mr.. Putnam y Democrat. Ii is thought
Ny. ChamberliI will reach this country 81
that the negOGs tors may meet in Washing
ION about the middle of November.
In July, 1885, NJ. b. Kimball, of Sal
Lake suffered loss OF g. 500 by raid o.
Cheynne and Arapahoe Indians. Nov. 5 o.
that year hs made 6 claim on the govern
ment for that amount, which Claim Is nov
before the secretary of the interior for con
I sideratiOn. The commissioner OF lndlaT
affairs reports the present residence OF the
[ claimant unknown, ana the witnesses Ot tut
affair are dead. The claim is unquestionably
a good one, Sut unless Kimball or somt
heirs can be found it must be disallOwed. II
the fight that took place Kimball was shot 10y
an arrow 30 miles east of Fort Halleck, anC
the arrowhead remained IN his body 4
days.
Commissioner Coleman says thu
reports continue favorable in regard to the
success OF the sorghum sugar industry, bott
at tort Scott and Rio Grande, the sugar
in proving in quality and quantity as the
work continues. and that there seems TO bt
no doubt that genuine success has beer
| achieved 10y the new process. be says
letters are pouring in from all parts Of the
country asking for full information il
regard 20 cost OF machinery, etc, and
there is every prospect Of great sorghum
boom another year which will revolutionize
the sugar industry, and in few years
emancipate our nation from foreign nations
for sugar supply.